The document describes how to create a positioned sketch from an existing part in CATIA. It involves 5 steps: 1) Positioning the sketch by selecting a reference plane and using the part's cylindrical surface to intersect with the sketch axis. 2) Creating the sketch profile using circles and arcs. 3) Applying a coincidence constraint between the arc's center and a circle. 4) Generating a pad feature by extruding the sketch profile. 5) Creating a pocket feature by extruding the circular edge.
The document describes how to create a positioned sketch from an existing part in CATIA. It involves 5 steps: 1) Positioning the sketch by selecting a reference plane and using the part's cylindrical surface to intersect with the sketch axis. 2) Creating the sketch profile using circles and arcs. 3) Applying a coincidence constraint between the arc's center and a circle. 4) Generating a pad feature by extruding the sketch profile. 5) Creating a pocket feature by extruding the circular edge.
The document describes how to create a positioned sketch from an existing part in CATIA. It involves 5 steps: 1) Positioning the sketch by selecting a reference plane and using the part's cylindrical surface to intersect with the sketch axis. 2) Creating the sketch profile using circles and arcs. 3) Applying a coincidence constraint between the arc's center and a circle. 4) Generating a pad feature by extruding the sketch profile. 5) Creating a pocket feature by extruding the circular edge.
The document describes how to create a positioned sketch from an existing part in CATIA. It involves 5 steps: 1) Positioning the sketch by selecting a reference plane and using the part's cylindrical surface to intersect with the sketch axis. 2) Creating the sketch profile using circles and arcs. 3) Applying a coincidence constraint between the arc's center and a circle. 4) Generating a pad feature by extruding the sketch profile. 5) Creating a pocket feature by extruding the circular edge.
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Modifying Sketches This task shows how to use the Undo/Redo option or delete elements. In case you did not save the previous sketch, open the Getting_Started.CATPart document.
Using the Undo/Redo Command
1. Click the Circle icon from
the Profile toolbar.
2. Position the cursor until the SmartPick detects a constraint as shown here. 3. Click in the geometry and drag the cursor to create the circle.
Note that when SmartPick cursor crosses a fictitious horizontal line that would go
Sketcher through a point, SmartPick snaps in order to remain horizontal to this point.
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In this case no constraint is created.
The circle is created as shown here..
If you are not satisfied with your sketch, click the
Undo icon from the Standard toolbar to go back in your sketch history creation.
If you have been too far in your sketch history creation, click the Redo icon
from the Standard toolbar to go ahead in your sketch creation.
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Deleting elements 4. Double-click the Quick Trim icon , to make it permanent, from the Relimitations sub-toolbar in the Operation toolbar. 5. Select the line within the circle.
A warning is displayed informing you that dimensional constraints cannot be deleted.
6. Click Yes in the dialog box.
7. Select the circle from the part outside the rectangle.
The selected line and a circle part are deleted from the geometry.
Note that the place where you select the geometry to be deleted is important as it is the exact part
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that will be deleted.
You can also use the contextual menu to delete elements.
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Creating a Pad This task shows you how to exit the Sketcher workbench in order to create a pad.
In case you did not save the previous sketch, open the Getting_Started.CATPart document.
1. Select the Exit Workbench icon from the Workbench toolbar.
Your sketch is displayed in the Part Design workbench.
2. Click the Pad icon
The Pad Definition dialog box is displayed and a pad preview is shown in the geometry area.
3. Enter 25 in the Length field. 4. Click OK to validate the pad creation.
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The pad is created as shown here.
You can use the Sketcher icon
to edit a sketch from the Pad Definition dialog box.
It is also possible to position a sketch from the Part Design workbench, see Creating a Positioned Sketch.
Sketch Absolute Axis
Now, outside the Sketcher, for example in Part Design or in Generative Shape Design, you can hide or show your sketch absolute axis. To do so, you just need to select the absolute axis or one of its sub-elements (origin, H or V direction) either in the specification tree or in the 3D Area. Then, use the Hide/Show contextual menu item or more quickly, click the Hide/Show icon available in the View toolbar. For more information about that command, refer to the Infrastructure User's Guide.
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Sketching from an Existing Part
In this section of the tutorial, you will learn how to sketch from an existing part. You can also back directly to the first part of this tutorial and see how to Sketch from a New Part.
Create a positioned sketch: Shows you how to position a sketch according to a given surface of an existing part. Use the normal view option: Swaps to the normal view of the current document. Cut the part by the sketch plane: Cuts the part according to a selected plane so that some edges are made visible to help the sketch creation. Set the datum mode: Creates geometry with the History mode deactivated. Create an output feature: Creates elements which can be published and updated in the 3D area independently from the whole sketch.
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Creating a Positioned Sketch
This task shows you how to position a sketch by selecting a surface from an existing part. To do so this scenario is divided into five parts: Positioning the Sketch.
Creating the sketch. Constraining the Sketch. Generating a Pad. Creating a Pocket.
Positioning the Sketch
If it is not displayed, open the Getting_Started1.CATPart document.
Note that the part appears in the Part Design workbench.
1. Select the Sketch with Absolute Axis definition icon from
the Sketcher toolbar.
or
1. select Insert ->
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Sketcher -> Sketcher... from the menu bar.
The Sketch Positioning dialog box is displayed. 2. Keep the Positioned option selected. 3. Select Plane.2 either from the specification tree or the geometry area.
4. Specify the reference plane for the sketch as shown here. The Reference field now indicates the reference plane and the Type fields of the Origin and Orientation areas are now activated.
5. Select Curve intersection in the Type field of the Origin area. 6. Select the part cylindrical surface to make its axis intersect with the absolute axis origin.
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7. Select Parallel to line in the Type field of the Orientation area. 8. Select the Output as shown here.
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Creating the Sketch
You get automatically in the sketcher workbench and you are ready to sketch a profile.
1. Click the Axis icon from
the Profile toolbar.
2. Create an axis as shown here.
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3. Create a circle. 4. Click the Profile icon from
the Profile toolbar.
5. Start drawing the profile in order to get a sketch like the one shown here.
To create the arc of circle using the Profile command, simply keep holding the left mouse button between the arc of circle first and end points.
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Constraining the Sketch
1. Multi-select the arc of circle center and the circle. 2. Click the Constraint Defined in Dialog Box icon from the Constraint toolbar.
The Constraint Defined in Dialog Box dialog box is displayed.
3. Check Coincidence in the dialog box. 4. click ok.
The constraint has been applied as shown above.
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Generating the Pad
1. Click the Exit Workbench icon from the Workbench toolbar.
You are now back in the Part Design workbench and the sketch is displayed.
2. Click the Pad icon
The Pad Definition dialog box is displayed.
3. Enter 10 in the Length field. 4. Right-click in the Selection field. 5. Click Go to profile definition.
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The Profile Definition dialog box is displayed. 6. Select Sketch.3 from the geometry area.
The Profile Definition dialog box is updated with the selected sketch.
A warning dialog box is displayed to inform you that the profile is not valid.
7. Click ok in the warning dialog box. 8. Click the arrow to change its direction and solve the
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The profile is displayed as shown here.
The normal is now well positioned. 9. Click ok in the Pad Definition dialog box to validate the pad creation.
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Creating a Pocket 1. Click the Pocket icon .
The Pocket Definition dialog box is displayed.
2. Right-click the Selection field. 3. Click Go to profile definition.
The Profile Definition dialog box is displayed. 4. Select the circle from the geometry area. 5. Click the arrow to have it displayed upwards.
The Profile Definition dialog box is updated with the selected element.
6. Click ok in the profile Definition dialog box.
The Pocket Definition dialog box is displayed back. 7. Keep the Up to Last option selected. 8. Click ok in the Pocket Definition dialog box to validate the creation.
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The pocket is created as shown here.
The pad has been created and its lines have been automatically relimited so that it is tangent with the first part. To have more details on the Sketch positioning option see Creating a Positioned Sketch.
